Current Fellows

Russian exiles in Armenia part of a 180-year tradition

  • January 19, 2024
  • Aron Ouzilevski

But the wartime context is making it difficult to forget troubles back home.

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Transgender performers in Taiwan take on personal and political issues

  • January 16, 2024
  • Edric Huang

Humor becomes a way to channel subversion and joy.

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Greece in a changing Europe: Final report

  • January 4, 2024
  • Steven Tagle

Its borders are front lines of European security, energy and migration issues.

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West Africa’s gold mines are more organized than you might think

  • January 3, 2024
  • James Courtright

Millennium-old institutions and beliefs bring order to places usually associated with chaos and violence.

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Repression, war undermining Burkina Faso government

  • December 22, 2023
  • James Courtright

They are also deepening the country’s social divisions and economic decline.

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Middle-aged Russians struggle, adapt in exile

  • December 15, 2023
  • Aron Ouzilevski

Starting from scratch can pose bigger challenges than for many younger émigrés.

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The multitudinous facets of Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community

  • December 15, 2023
  • Edric Huang

A nation and its people explore gender, sexuality and collective identity.

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Letter from Egypt:
Historical ties to Greece hold fast

  • December 5, 2023
  • Steven Tagle

Ancient trade partner and modern ally, Egypt is home to an influential Greek community.

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Young South Koreans struggle to see a way forward

  • November 28, 2023
  • Prachi Vidwans

In a country with a history of protest, revolution and transformation, why are they losing hope in the possibility of progress?

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A documentary filmmaker reflects on Russians’ collective complicity

  • November 15, 2023
  • Aron Ouzilevski

Vitaly Mansky’s films have long been sounding the alarm about Vladimir Putin.

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